diff --git a/dcgm-exporter.yaml b/dcgm-exporter.yaml
index 89407c51..0e9a7c39 100644
--- a/dcgm-exporter.yaml
+++ b/dcgm-exporter.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ spec:
         securityContext:
           runAsNonRoot: false
           runAsUser: 0
+          capabilities:
+            add: ["SYS_ADMIN"]
         volumeMounts:
         - name: "pod-gpu-resources"
           readOnly: true